Stephanie Zacharek has been writing regularly for Salon since January 1996 -- almost, but not quite, from its first issue. At that time she was a freelance writer, contributing articles on movies, pop music and books to numerous publications including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Interview, the Village Voice and The Boston Phoenix. From 1990 to 1999 she also worked as a fulltime copy editor for Inc. magazine, which at the time was based in Boston. In 1999, she moved to New York and began working for Salon full-time, where she has been ever since. She is a member of the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle.

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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 16:20 PST

Clouds over "New Moon"

It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 16:20 PST

"Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good

Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 16:19 PST

"Broken Embraces" and the ties that bind

Pedro Almodóvar gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 16:13 PST

"Pirate Radio" keeps the boat rocking

Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 16:13 PST

"2012": The end of the world as we know it

Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 16:12 PST

"Fantastic Mr. Fox": Better than Pixar

Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 17:06 PST

The creepy suspense inside "The Box"

"Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 17:06 PST

The creepy suspense inside "The Box"

"Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 17:05 PST

"The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away

Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 17:04 PST

"Precious" mettle

Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract
Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 17:27 PDT

"The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun

Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 12:45 PDT

"This Is It" is only the beginning

Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 17:23 PDT

"Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough

Salma Hayek makes one sexy bearded lady, but she can't put hair on the chest of this good-natured kiddie horror pic
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 17:23 PDT

"Amelia": What becomes a legend most?

Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out?
Friday, Oct 16, 2009 00:07 PDT

Where the wild things aren't

Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise
Friday, Oct 9, 2009 00:06 PDT

"Couples Retreat" is marital hell

Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau costar in a flaccid comedy about couples desperately trying to keep it together
Friday, Oct 9, 2009 00:06 PDT

"An Education": Romance with an older man

Carey Mulligan shines as a teenager exploring the minefield of love -- and sex -- in a film written by Nick Hornby
Friday, Oct 9, 2009 00:06 PDT

"Good Hair" gives it to us straight

Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing
Friday, Oct 2, 2009 00:06 PDT

Three cheers for the red, white and goo

The horror-comedy "Zombieland" bridges the American divide
Friday, Oct 2, 2009 00:05 PDT

"Whip It" wobbles, but it doesn't fall down

With her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore gets by on a skate and a smile
Friday, Oct 2, 2009 00:05 PDT

"The Invention of Lying" tells it straight

The not-so-awful truth is that Ricky Gervais is smart, funny and, yes, sexy
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 00:05 PDT

Critics' Picks: More daring than Lady Gaga

"The Marchesa Casati" celebrates an eccentric European siren who led her pet cheetahs through the streets of Venice
Friday, Sep 25, 2009 00:09 PDT

"Surrogates": Accept no substitutes

Bruce Willis -- with hair! -- channels his inner John Tesh in this loopy sci-fi thriller
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 03:23 PDT

Michael Moore and the evils of free enterprise

In "Capitalism: A Love Story," the filmmaker takes to the bullhorn to decry corporate greed -- and promote himself
Friday, Sep 18, 2009 03:18 PDT

The naked opportunism of "Jennifer's Body"

Megan Fox plays one of the undead: How can you tell?
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